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For me, Labor Day has been nothing more than a mandatory day off, which guarantees I won't be making money. As I sat down to catch up on some paperwork (in defiance of this "day off"), I thought I'd first look into how this national holiday came to be. Here 'tis.


During the financial panic of 1893, a manufacturer of train cars, The Pullman Palace Car Company, cut the wages of its employees. The employees, many of whom were union members of the American Railway Union, didn't ...

I didn't know where to write about this, so I'm just gonna do it here. Plus, I tend to ramble.

So I've been wanting to go to a farm here lately, but kind of put it off b/c I've been getting lots of stuff at farmers markets. But there's been this persistent voice saying I need to try me some raw milk. They don't sell that here at farmers markets, in Nebraska. So this one vendor where I get beef and eggs sometimes at the F market told me about a farm about an hour away that does sell ...

I came across a book I read a while ago, started to re read it and thought I would share a page. The book is written by Thorin, it is short and to the point. This page is called WAR, I am typing it exactly as is, so forgive any offending language.

WAR

I am at war. Not with another country, but with certain elements of society. The elements that attempt to tear me down so that I may build them up. I am at war with force-fed ignorance. I am at war with those who prompt ...

It's been a nice weekend so far. Went for a bike ride to the track yesterday, the weather was great, got a bike ride in today, great weather again. I even happened upon two different sprinklers going in different spots on the way home. I really needed that. So I hang out in random peoples' yards and go through their sprinklers, what's the problem? Ran out of gas on the way back though with my legs. Plus, a huge bumble bee flew into my cheek and acted like it was my fault.

Last night ...

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I remember watching a documentary on a cult once, and one of the members said that the leader got up in front of all of them and said, "Baa like sheep." Without hesitation, they all baa'd like good little sheep.

They took pictures for my daughter's tee ball team recently. The photographer said, "Ok, now make funny faces!" My daughter is the one on the right looking at the others in disbelief that they're actually doing it on command.

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